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Monday, May 24, 2010

Hexagon needle book : tutorial

{or Use some of those things, already!}also, blogger is being strange - this posted randomly, then went away as it was scheduled for Wednesday, and now is back, let's hope it doesn't disappear again

I had some extra d-rings from the netbook project, and also needed a second needle book for summer hexagon work. I was getting ready to make a plain old rectangle then realized I should make it a cute hexagon!

It's wool felt lined and also has two pages for pins and needles. Here's how you can make one, too. Please forgive some of these grainy process shots - I made it on a whim at night.

First, select two cute prints and baste your hexagons.I made these with 1.5" hexagons - that's the measurement along one straight edge.

Then trace your shape and cut out two wool felt pieces the same size as your hexagon.

Iron your hexagon nice and flat, remove your paper shape, and pin wrong side to the wool felt. Slowly machine stitch about an 1/8" from the edges. You want to make sure you catch all the raw edges under on your hexie, no worries on the wool. Make two like this.

Now trace your hexagon again on some more felt. This time space them about 1.25" apart. Leave 5/8" wide strip in the center and trim away the rest. This will be your hanging loop. I like having the option of attaching this to my travel sewing stuff so it doesn't get lost in the bottom of a bag.

Fold the felt in half, then roll up one hexagon and stuff it through the d-ring. Make sure you do this before you stitch it all together!

Layer a hexagon print side down, folded felt center, then hexagon print side up. Machine stitch across the whole top edge a couple of times, close to the edge, but making sure you catch all four layers.

I really loved this tutorial! I discovered an easy tip for you... instead of cutting the white wool in a hexie then sewing it to the fabric... just cut a square wool piece. Then it's really easy to cut away the excess after you've sewn it to the fabric. Thanks again for such a cute project!!

I loved this. As soon as I found your blog this morning and while still in my jammys, I got out my sewing machine and made 2 of these little needle cases immediately. Thanks so much - I just love them.

Just made one today with some vintage Holly Hobby fabric and I am going to use a ribbon or something similar for the handle--in place of the d ring. Really darling though! Thanks for the wonderful idea:)

i stumbled across this tutorial yesterday afternoon, and immediately decided i needed to make these for my fellow houston modern quilt guild members for christmas! i finished one last night and cute out the pieces for 14 more, just need to run out to get a few more bits of felt in the right colors so i can whip up the rest. these are super cute and so very, very easy! thanks!

Love this idea...only variation, I would sew my cute hexagons to the wool then trim...no chance of not catching the wool underneath.I think they could look like ornaments if you used up some small pieces of Christmas fabric, think I'll make a bunch to use as to/from label on sewing friend's gifts for next year.thanks for sharing the cute ideas.

That is beyond cute! I just clicked over from Craft Gossip and I'm so glad I did. This is going to be the perfect gift for one of my sewing friends. I would also love to link to this if you didn't mind.